AutoFilter Method
Displays or hides the AutoFilter drop-down arrows. You typically use this method to turn on the AutoFilter and add one or more criteria to it; you can then use the Apply method to apply the new filter.
expression.AutoFilter
expression An expression that returns a Range object.
Remarks
Do not confuse this method with the AutoFilter property. This method applies to a Range object and turns on the AutoFilter, whereas the AutoFilter property returns the AutoFilter object for a given worksheet.
Example
This example turns on the AutoFilter for the range A1:C20, sets filters for columns A and C, and then applies the filters.
Sub Apply_AutoFilter()
Dim afFilters
Dim afCol1
Dim afCol3
' Turn on AutoFilter.
Spreadsheet1.Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:C20").AutoFilter
' Set a variable to the AutoFilter object.
Set afFilters = Spreadsheet1.Worksheets("sheet1").AutoFilter
Set afCol1 = afFilters.Filters(1)
Set afCol3 = afFilters.Filters(3)
' Add a criteria that excludes blue from column A.
afCol1.Criteria.Add "blue"
' Add a criteria that excludes green from column A.
afCol1.Criteria.Add "green"
' Add a criteria that excludes yellow from column c.
afCol3.Criteria.Add "yellow"
' Apply the criteria.
afFilters.Apply
End Sub